As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. When Gregg O'Hara arrives from California and sees the animal, he convinces Jill that Joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge. But Strasser follows them to the U.S., intent on capturing Joe for himself.

Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.

La Dra. Jane Goodall, prestigiosa primatòloga i naturalista que ara té 82 anys, ha renunciat durant les últimes dècades a la seva carrera científica per dedicar-se en cos i ànima a una noble missió: la defensa del nostre planeta. Més enllà de l'estudi i la protecció dels ximpanzés que tant s'estima, coneixerem la vida d'aquesta dona carismàtica a través dels seus familiars i col·laboradors i l'extraordinària tasca que desenvolupa divulgant un missatge d'esperança per a la humanitat, especialment adreçat a les generacions futures.

Celebrates 30 years of televised specials by The National Geographic Society.

Two ambitious primatologists and their small team of researchers are funded for an 8 week research trip into the depths of the Northern Cascades to find what they believe is the truth behind the legend of Sasquatch.